This continuous running to someone else's aid and then turning around and complaining how you can't get anything done. Is it an excuse? Are you flying to the rescue to avoid the work? Do you, on some level, secretly love that they need you all the time and that you have a 'legitimate' excuse not … Continue reading Is it an excuse? →

Why do they put up SOLD signs on houses? I can understand FOR SALE signs, someone has to sell the house, but SOLD signs? That means that once the deal is done, the real estate company has to spend money printing up a SOLD sign, get an employee to leave work to put it up … Continue reading SOLD signs →

Trish wants to be a stand up comedian more than anything in the world but she's just experienced her first big failure. It was five minutes of torture. The absence of laughter was deafening. Every joke fell flat. Every second felt like an eternity and she could feel every eye on her taking it all … Continue reading Devastating failure →

Nowadays it feels odd to walk into a supermarket and not see a self checkout option. Today, more and more petrol stations are making paying at the pump possible. Just a few years ago digital marketers would have to change bids on hundreds of keywords everyday, now there are a plethora of tools to do … Continue reading Skills for the future →

At what point should an alcoholic make a lifestyle change? When they end up in a ditch? When they can't remember a week? When they start puking up blood? I daresay the prospect of change crosses their mind at all these points but why don't they go through with it? To try and see the … Continue reading Is the change important? →

You are the lite of my life, my knight in shining armour. You are the kindest, nicest, most generous person I've ever known and I thank my lucky stars everyday that I have the privilege of being with you. Now, Reginald Von Tinklewater, will you marry me? RVN: You mispelt 'light'. SENTIMENT IGNORED IN FAVOUR … Continue reading Tiny mistake trumps all →

Victory is much sweeter when you've tasted defeat. The dark days of the past make the days of achievement that much brighter. Therefore how could you lament the struggle when it was the struggle that made the reward all the more satisfying.

I took Seth Godin's 'The Marketing Seminar' last year. It's an online course where you answer prompts in an open forum and all the other students can see your answers and interrogate you (but in a friendly helpful way). It turns out that my fellow classmates could ask really tough questions, repeatedly. So I wanted … Continue reading TED talk or talking to Ted →

I think you have mastered your fear of judgement when you can deliver a presentation without stress. To present, to set yourself up for judgement, without losing a wink of sleep is the dream. Of course there will be some sort of nerves bouncing around your body but to know in advance and be unfazed … Continue reading Presenting without stress →

I'm in a difficult situation. I need to have a tough conversation. The trouble is I don't want to offend the other party. So I've been avoiding the talk and this has resulted in more anxiety. If I could display a small bit of courage then I would be rid of the anxiety. I don't … Continue reading Courage to remove anxiety →